Overview
- Seven suspects were arrested and 118 bank accounts were frozen in a probe that traced Rs 1.07 crore siphoned through a cloned trading platform scheme.
- Police reported Rs 32.5 lakh recovered so far after searches across 35–40 lodges and hotels in Mahape, Sanpada, Koparkhairane, APMC and Vashi.
- Three of the accused were in contact with handlers in China and Cambodia via Telegram, using an OTP‑forwarding app to operate Indian SIM‑linked bank accounts.
- Two engineers in separate Navi Mumbai cases lost ₹2.73 crore and ₹2.68 crore after being steered into WhatsApp groups and fake apps that blocked withdrawals and demanded fees.
- Mumbai’s Wadala police booked five suspects from Uttar Pradesh in a case where a 72‑year‑old retired banker lost ₹7 lakh through a forged‑credentials stock app scheme under BNS and IT Act sections.